The Last Fight In the Roman Colosseum

There is the last time for everything

Telemachus in the colesseum (Public domain)

Gladiatorial fights took place in venues all across the Roman Empire and lasted for hundreds of years. But gladiator duels are a thing of the past. Many people believe that arena spectacles fell when Rome fell but that is not quite true. That raises the question when was the last duel in the Colosseum? How did gladiator fights come to an…